Tom Waits - Hold on

^DThey hung a sign up in^G our town ^A"if you live it up, you won't,^D Live it down" ^DSo, she left Monte Rio, s^Gon ^AJust like a bullet leaves a^D gun ^GWith charcoal eyes and M^Aonroe hips ^DShe went and took that Califor^Gnia trip ^EmWell, the moon was gold, her, Ha^Air like wind ^EmShe said don't look back just, Co^Ame on Jim

^AOh you got to, ^DHold on^A, Hold on^D You got^G to hold on ^DTake my hand, I'm^A standing right here, Y^Dou gotta hold on.

^DWell, he gave her a dime^Gstore watch ^AAnd a ring made from a ^Dspoon ^DEveryone is looking for someon^Ge to blame ^ABut you share my bed, you share my^D name. ^GWell, go ahead and call the^A cops ^DYou don't meet nice girls in coffee^G shops ^EmShe said baby, I still love ^Ayou ^EmSometimes there's nothin left to^A do

^AOh you got to, ^DHold on^A, Hold on^D You got^G to hold on ^DTake my hand, I'm^A standing right here, Y^Dou gotta hold on.

^DWell, God bless your crooked little h^Geart, ^ASt. Louis got the best of^D me. ^DI miss your broken-china voi^Gce. ^AHow I wish you were still here wi^Dth me. ^GWell, you build it up, you wreck it^A down ^DYou burn your mansion to the gro^Gund ^EmWhen there's nothing left to keep you ^Ahere, when ^EmYou're falling behind in this, B^Aig blue world

^AOh you got to, ^DHold on^A, Hold on^D You got^G to hold on ^DTake my hand, I'm^A standing right here, Y^Dou gotta hold on.

^DDown by the Riverside mo^Gtel, ^AIt's 10 below and fallin^Dg. ^DBy a 99 cent s^Gtore ^AShe closed her eyes, And start^Ded swaying. ^GBut it's so hard to dance tha^At way ^DWhen it's cold and there's no m^Gusic. ^EmWell your old hometown is so far^A away ^EmBut, inside your head there's a record, Th^Aat's playing, a song called

^AHold on, Hold o^Dn ^{A D} You got^G to hold on ^DTake my hand, I'm^A standing right here, Y^Dou gotta hold on.